About the Teaching Artist
How Much?
| Registration – Subsidized | Registration – Regular | Registration – Community Support |
| $110 | $135 | $160 |
Covid Policies
- If you are feeling ill do not come to this class
- Masks are optional
Class Description
Who am I? Who do I want to be? What is important to me as an artist?
Throughout history, self portraiture has been used to express emotion, values, and vulnerability. In this course, we will learn about all of those things and more as we create a series of self portraits and search for the things which make ourselves and our art unique. From the foundational skills used in realism to the loose brushwork in abstraction, we will experiment with a variety of methods of creation. This course is open to artists who create in two-dimensional media, including drawing, watercolor, pastel, and oil and acrylic painting.
Where
This class will be indoors in our Dining Hall in the main Harwood Building. 1114 7th St nw 87102
When
Class is scheduled Saturdays from 10:00am-2:00pm for three weeks.
First day of class: Saturday September 28th
Last day of class: Saturday October 12th
Who
Open to teens (15-19) and adults (20 and up) of all experience levels.
What to Bring
Everyone:
○ 2B Pencil. This may be a mechanical pencil or a traditional one, but we will be
using this to create thumbnail sketches for each project. If you have additional
pencils and would like to bring those, then please feel free, but know that they
are not necessary to participate in this class.
○ Eraser. Kneaded preferred, but the classic pink ones will work, too. NOTE: The
eraser on the back of your pencil will NOT be enough!
○ Charcoal Drawing Pad, 9×12 inches.
○ Sketchbook. Any size, any paper type. This will be where you do thumbnail
sketches, execute drawing exercises, and complete optional homework
assignments.
○ Willow Charcoal.
○ Compressed Charcoal.
○ Tabletop Mirror. Since we will be drawing from life for the first class, each
student will need a mirror to see their own reflection.
○ Paper towels, rags, etc.
Painters:
○ Paint. Whether you’re working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, or gouache, please be
sure to have a basic array of colors– the list below will prove sufficient, but if you
prefer to use other colors, then please bring those along!
■ Burnt Umber
■ Prussian Blue
■ Alizarin Crimson
■ Yellow Ochre
■ Dioxizine Purple
■ Hooker’s Green
■ Mars Black
■ Titanium White
○ Solvents, if required.
○ Palette.
○ Paint Brushes.
○ Water Container, if required.
○ Canvas, panel, paper, or whatever kind of painting surface you prefer.
○ Soap or other brush cleaning materials.
Pastel Artists/Colored Pencil Artists.
○ Pastels, pencils, etc.
○ Preferred drawing surface.
Recommended, But Not Required:
○ Smock/Apron.
○ Gloves. Nitrile gloves can be useful when handling work and protect the hands.
○ Unused Pizza Box or other flat cardboard box. May be used to transport wet
paintings to and from class.
○ “Dry” paint brushes to use for blending charcoal.
NOTE: Sprayable fixatives are NOT permitted. If you would like to protect your charcoal work
from smudging, please be prepared to use another method of preservation while at class. If you
would like to use the sprayable fixative at home, that is fine, but it is otherwise not allowed as
part of this class.
Questions?
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Hollie Putnam at hollie@harwoodartcenter.org
Refund Policy
Class Fee refunds will be issued less a 10% administrative fee on a case by case basis and requests must be emailed to Hollie (hollie@harwoodartcenter.org) at least one week prior to the start date of the class. The Class Fees will not be refunded if students request to withdraw from the workshop less than one week before the start date of the class or after the class has begun. If the class is cancelled by Harwood Art Center for any reason, the Class Fee will be refunded in full.